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Fetus, definition:
● The unborn young of a viviparous vertebrate having a basic structural resemblance to the adult animal.
● in humans, the unborn young from the end of the eighth week after conception to the moment of birth, as distinguished from the earlier embryo.
I guess you're one of those abort at any stage kind of people.
There are examples of people arguing for abortion after birth, from 2 weeks to a couple of months.
"In the Journal of Medical Ethics, "Alberto Giubilini and Francesca Minerva argue that because there are no significant differences between a fetus and a neonate, in that neither possess sufficiently robust mental traits to qualify as persons, a neonate may be justifiably killed for any reason that also justifies abortion. To further emphasise their view that a newly born infant is more on a par with a fetus rather than a more developed baby, Giubilini and Minerva elect to call this 'after-birth abortion' rather than infanticide. ..."
Fetuses are not children.
Nothing in that definition you posted changes that fact.
And it's conventional practice when you post a definition to also include the source from whence you're posting that definition so that the audience can ascertain that said source does not share the same space as your rectal cavity.
Also, if it happens 'after birth', then by definition its Murder (or more specifcally 'homicide' or 'infanticide') , and not 'abortion'.
There are laws for that.
And there's a reason the law calls it "murder" ('Homicide',...specifically) and not "abortion" - even for a newborn baby just fresh out of the womb.
Try to see if you can figure out why.
And another point of note : Giubilini and Minerva are not lawyers, experts in law nor lawmakers. Their OPINION on whether it should be referred to as infanticide, homocide or abortion is entirely irrelevant to the actual law and how the law works.
Also worth noting: Neither of them are medical experts, physicians, have any experience in actually practising medicine nor conducting medical research.
As you were.
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